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Big Tree–Brown Creek Trail Loop, 7 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft · 6 hr 14 min

Big Tree–Brown Creek Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 15.4-mile loop in Redwood National and State Parks near Berry Glenn, CA. The route reaches Big Tree. It climbs 2,201 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 20%16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37306, -124.01373
Nearest town Berry Glenn, CA
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Big Tree–Brown Creek Trail Loop, 7 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft · 6 hr 14 min

Elevation 137–910 ft

Loop · Redwood National and State Parks

Trailhead: 41.37306, -124.01373

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 77°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Foothill Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Cathedral Trees Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prairie Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cathedral Trees Trail, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Prairie Creek Road, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftSharp right onto Redwood Access Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Nature Trail, heading E.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto James Irvine Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Miner's Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto James Irvine Trail, heading S.
  15. 3.6 miSharp right onto Friendship Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  16. 2.6 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  17. 1.8 miBear left onto Zigzag Trail #2, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading W.
  19. 250 ftSharp right onto Rhododendron Trail, heading NE.
  20. 2.9 miTurn right onto Brown Creek Trail, heading W.
  21. 1 miSharp right onto South Fork Trail, heading S.
  22. 250 ftTurn left onto Foothill Trail, heading S.
  23. 1.1 miPass Big Tree.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-tree-brown-creek-trail-loop-7-sights

Trail surface

93% dirt6% gravel1% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F49°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity75%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 82°62°
Wed 79°56°
Thu 81°60°
Fri 83°59°
Sat 85°60°
Sun 85°59°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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